NCAA Regional Notes
STANFORD, Calif.—The No. 19/23-ranked University of Hawai`i softball (44-13, 19-1 WAC) team enters the 2010 NCAA Regionals as the 16th seed overall, and will face Big West champion, UC Davis (26-27, 15-6 Big West) in the opening game on Friday, May 21 at 3:00 p.m. (PST) at the Smith Family Stadium on the Stanford University campus.
The other side of the bracket features Stanford (36-17, 8-13 PAC-10) hosting Texas Tech (36-16, 7-11 Big 12) in the second game of the day at 6:00 p.m.
The Rainbow Wahine captured the Western Athletic Conference's regular season for the third time, with a 19-1 record. Last week, the 'Bows won the WAC Softball Tournament for the first time in school history, posting a 3-1 record on the week.
Hawai`i defeated UC Davis earlier this year, 8-5 on Feb. 26 at the Cathedral City Classic. Last year, the Aggies defeated UH, 8-1 (Feb. 15, 2009) at UNLV's Louisville-Slugger Desert Classic. Hawai`i has also faced Stanford twice this year in the season opening, Oceanic Time Warner Cable Paradise Classic. The Cardinal took the first game, 2-0, but the 'Bows bounced back to hit four home runs and defeat Stanford, 11-5 on Feb. 13. Stanford leads the series over UH, winning five-of-seven games. UH holds a 2-1 advantage against Texas Tech in series history. The last time the two teams played each other was in Honolulu in the 2008 Chevron Spring Fling Tournament. UH won that game, March 14, 2008, 4-1.
This is the ninth time that head coach
Bob Coolen has led his Rainbow Wahine into the NCAA tournament, and third time in four years. He is the only UH softball coach to take UH into the post-season. The 'Bows last appearance in the NCAA tourney was in 2008, when UH won twice against Mississippi State, but also fell twice to eventual 2008 Women's College World Series champions, Arizona State.
Hawai`i has won one Regional title in 2007, when it swept through the Los Angeles Regional, defeating UCSB, UCLA and Loyola Marymount en route to becoming the first WAC team to advance to a Super Regional. In the '07 Super Regionals, the 'Bows were one win short of punching their ticket to the WCWS, but fell, two games-to-one against Tennessee in Knoxville.
Stanford Regional (May 21-23) - Smith Family Stadium (Stanford, Calif.)
Friday, May 21
3:00 p.m. - Game 1 - UC Davis vs. No. 16 Hawai'i
6:00 p.m. - Game 2 - Texas Tech vs. Stanford
Saturday, May 22nd
12 p.m. - Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
3 p.m. - Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
6 p.m. - Game 5 - Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser
Sunday, May 23rd
1 p.m. - Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
3:30 p.m. - Game 7 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6
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Radio Coverage
ESPN 1420 (1420 AM) will broadcast UH's games in the NCAA Tournament, live with Bobby Curran handling the play-by-play. The games can also be heard over the Internet on espn1420am.com.
Livestats
Livestats for UH games will be available through UH's website at hawaiiathletics.com. Livestats for all of the Stanford Regional games will be available through Stanford's website at gostanford.com, through the NCAA Tournament link.
Webcast
All of the Regional games will be webcast on www.gostanford.com
Ticket Information
Tickets are available by calling 1-800-STANFORD.
Adult all-session - $30
Student/child/senior all-session - $20
Adult single day - $12
Student/child/senior single day - $8
*Single game tickets must be purchased on-site. Cash only accepted for single game tickets.
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